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Audit shows possible fraud in New Cordell

An audit revealed possible fraud by city leaders in a southwest Oklahoma town.

The audit showed the mayor of New Cordell received an extra salary for serving as the town's city administrator and general manager of its utilities authority. The mayor collected an extra $48,000.

Oklahoma's attorney general says that's illegal under Oklahoma law.

The audit also revealed that the town failed to collect utilities from some town council members.

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